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cœliac

cœliac adjective: dated spelling of coeliac.

Adjective

cœliac (not comparable)

  1. Dated spelling of coeliac.
    • The cœliac artery is covered by the lesser omentum. On the right side it is in relation with the right cœliac ganglion and the caudate process of the liver ; on the left side, with the left cœliac ganglion and the cardiac end of the stomach.1913, Henry Gray, Robert Howden, Anatomy Descriptive and Applied, Lea & Febiger, page 688

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Questions about cœliac

What does cœliac mean?
Cœliac means dated spelling of coeliac.
What part of speech is cœliac?
Cœliac is an adjective.

Words near cœliac in the dictionary

  1. cœlacanthine
  2. cœlacanths
  3. cœlestial
  4. cœlestials
  5. cœlia
  6. cœliac
  7. cœliac plexus
  8. cœliotomies
  9. cœliotomy
  10. cœliæ
  11. cœlo-

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